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This may just be the last World Cup

International co-operation is under threat from the rise of ethno-nationalism, and global institutions are losing credibility. The World Cup’s status as the biggest entertainment event on Earth has created what may be an illusion: that this is one of only a few cosmopolitan enterprises that can rise above the forces of parochialisation. But the cracks in that façade seem to be growing, which makes us wonder: could this be the last World Cup?

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TagsThe Economist Gianni Infantino Simon Kuper Stefan Szymanski University Michigan American Earth

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